Stories of
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Charles Frederic Humphrey

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Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Arlington National Cemetery
4-3113

BORN:September 02, 1844 at Cortland, NY

Entered Service in the US
Army from Buffalo, NY

Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Indian Campaigns For heroism on
July 11, 1877 at Clearwater, ID

DIED:June
04, 1926 at the age of 81

In an
engagement with hostile Indians at Clearwater, Idaho, on July
11, 1887, the fierce fire of the Nez Perce warriors forced a
group of soldiers to abandon a howitzer and two Gatling guns.
These fell silent as the soldiers withdrew, and were laying
between the opposing forces lines and only a few yards from the
Indian entrenchment. Voluntarily, First Lieutenant Charles
Humphrey assembled a small party which, under a withering fire,
entered the battlefield to engage the Indians at close range and
recover these important weapons.